WESTLAND HORTICULTURE LIMITED
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Cash
£48m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£100m
Equity attributable
Employees
780
Average over period
Profit before tax
£22m
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-28 | 2023-09-03 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £228,911,130 | £228,367,177 | £258,848,021 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £19,757,913 | £16,404,084 | £21,560,861 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £18,935,549 | £16,901,771 | £21,699,188 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £12,692,995 | £13,412,443 | £17,117,603 | — | |
| Cash | — | £34,553,274 | £43,847,011 | £48,164,771 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £121,231,500 | £136,190,938 | £127,391,878 | — | |
| Net assets | — | £97,161,433 | £110,573,876 | £99,909,739 | — | |
| Equity | £84,427,195 | £97,161,433 | £110,573,876 | £99,909,739 | — | |
| Average employees | 840 | 788 | 764 | 780 | — | |
| Wages | — | £32,007,791 | £31,589,435 | £35,375,102 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,122,510 | £1,211,808 | £1,241,165 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-08-28 | 2023-09-03 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.6% | 7.2% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.5% | 5.9% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.3% | 12.0% | 16.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 53.1% | 43.4% | 52.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.50x | 1.95x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | 22.38x | 44.58x | 97.35x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WESTLAND HORTICULTURE LIMITED 2002-09-23 → present
- EDHAM LIMITED 1993-03-16 → 2002-09-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG Ireland
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the group is well placed to manage the business risks and accordingly, continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- WESTLAND HORTICULTURE LIMITED · parent
- Westland Deutschland GmbH 100%
- Westland Schweiz GmbH 100%
- Westland France 100%
- Unwins Seeds Limited 100%
- Edham Limited 100%
- Grosvenor Enterprises Holdings Limited 100%
- Bulldog Products Limited 100%
- Twootz Limited 100%
- Chalkbay Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 19th March 2025, the company acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Grosvenor Enterprise Holdings Limited (registered in England and Wales), a provider of bird food products.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONROY, Edward John | Director | 1993-03-16 | Jul 1963 | British |
| DOUGHERTY, Robert Scott | Director | 2012-07-31 | Apr 1977 | British |
| LAVERY, Robert Henry, Mr. | Director | 1993-03-16 | Jul 1965 | British |
| MCDOWELL, John | Director | 2011-11-30 | Jan 1970 | British |
| MURDOCK, Michael Matthew | Director | 2018-10-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Keith Michael | Director | 2011-11-30 | Nov 1972 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGHERTY, Robert Scott | Secretary | 2012-01-19 | 2012-01-20 |
| MCVEIGH, John Bernard | Secretary | 1993-03-16 | 2021-02-09 |
| MADDEN, Peter | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2024-12-31 |
| MCGRANE, Seamus Bernard | Director | 1993-03-16 | 2002-12-20 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2009-10-22 | 2012-07-31 |
| MCVEIGH, John Bernard | Director | 1993-03-16 | 2021-02-09 |
| QUINN, Jarlath | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2012-01-02 |
| ROBINSON, Jamie | Director | 2003-05-23 | 2012-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Edward John Conroy | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr. Robert Henry Lavery | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.